Lophius piscatorius

Lophius piscatorius

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2][3]
(Europe and the Mediterranean)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Genus: Lophius
Species:
L. piscatorius
Binomial name
Lophius piscatorius
Synonyms[4]
  • Batrachus piscatorius (L., 1758)
  • Batrachus piscator (L., 1758) (mispelling)
  • Lophius eurypterus Düben & Koren, 1845
  • Batrachus eurypterus (Düben & Koren, 1845)

Lophius piscatorius, commonly known as the angler,[5] frog fish,[5] fishing frog,[5] monk,[5] European angler,[citation needed] common monkfish,[citation needed] sea devil,[6] or devil fish,[6] is a monkfish in the family Lophiidae. It is found in coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Within some of its range, including the Irish Sea, this species comprises a significant commercial fishery.[7]

  1. ^ Arnold, Rachel (9 May 2013). "Lophius piscatorius (Global assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198610A21911225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198610A21911225.en. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ Fernandes, Paul G.; Cook, Robin M.; Florin, Ann-Britt; Lorance, Pascal; Nielsen, Jørgen G.; Dickey-Collas, Mark (15 October 2013). "Lophius piscatorius (European assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198610A45128985. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ Papakonstantinou, Costas; Golani, Daniel; Massutí, Enric; Palmeri, Angelo; Keskin, Çetin (16 November 2007). "Lophis piscatorius (Mediterranean assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T198610A9051283. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (2024). "Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Enc. Brit., 11th ed. (1911).
  6. ^ a b Enc. Brit., 9th ed. (1878).
  7. ^ C.Michael Hogan. (2011). Irish Sea. eds. P. Saundry & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC Retrieved 11 April 2017.